The
story of long nights in a wintry mountain hotel, a baking show with secrets, a
snowman called Jeremy, and finding the greatest love of all.
After winning season four of ratings hit the World’s Best Baking Show,
Brody Thomas had become a sought-after cake maker to the stars. Happily
married, he dreamed of a bright future, but his perfect life imploded when he
discovered that his husband had done nothing but lie to him. A year later,
Brody is mid-divorce, and his life has been turned upside down, so being part
of the WBBS charity event is excellent timing. He’s sure it will give him time
away from home and space to get his head straight, only he never expected to
meet the man of his dreams in a snowy Alberta.
Winning season one of WBBS gave Justin Mallory a chance to outrun the demons of
a childhood lost in the foster system. He’s a social media influencer, with
millions of followers, and works every hour to make money that equals security
for the rest of his life. His marketing team signs him up for the WBBS
Christmas charity show, but he’s convinced he’ll fall at the first hurdle.
Only, after a few days in the competition, his worry isn’t that he’ll be the
first to leave, it’s that he’ll lose his heart to a rival baker, Brody.
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Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This was a very welcome early Christmas treat and I highly recommend it to you.
A group of winning bakers from previous series of a bake-off show in the USA
are pitched against each other in a Christmas special. Already this was shaping
up to be a must read – I love thinking about what the machinations behind the
scenes might be when we watch these shows. The cattiness, the disasters, the
requirements for putting on a popular TV show. And then here we get a chance at
romance... two unexplored mutual crushes which were never expected to see the
light of day may just implode, or may give two winning bakers a chance of real
love.
Justin, who won season one, has an influencer lifestyle, employing a team to
ensure that he capitalises on his 'brand' and fills his bank account, turns out
to be someone who has a deep need to ensure he has a stable future. He has
avoided later winners as he is not entirely sure that he should have won and
suffers from imposter syndrome – something his 'team' have fostered for some
unaccountable reason, well other than gaining control. That bit made me very
angry on his behalf! He cannot believe he is going to meet his crush Brody –
Brody whose boyfriend proposed at the final show where he won. Little does he
know that Brody has been destroyed by his husband's behaviour and is about to
finalise the divorce. Brody is at his lowest, and the show seemed like a good
chance to get away from home for a while and lick his wounds.
I loved how these two men fought their way through the artificial world they
were living in and made the effort to get a real chance at a happy future. I
loved the backstage shenanigans and the final result... I am sure you will too!
RJ SCOTT is a USA Today bestselling author of over
140 romance and suspense novels. From bodyguards to hockey stars, princes to
millionaires, cowboys to military heroes to every-day heroes, she believes that
love is love and every man deserves a happy ending
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